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After Care Tattoo
- After your tattoo is completed, your artist will apply either gelatin or plastic wrap to it.
- You should refrain from consuming sour foods such as pani puri, pickles, hung curd, and lime.
- Once you remove the wrapping, you may observe some fluid seeping from your tattoo.
- This is normal, as it consists of plasma and excess ink released from the skin due to the wrapping
- Following removal, you can clean your tattoo with sterile or distilled water and a tissue using clean hands
- Remember, after getting your tattoo, it's crucial to ensure that anyone touching it has clean or sanitized hands.
- It's advisable to wear loose clothing to prevent damage to your tattoo and avoid wearing accessories on your hands and legs to prevent irritation in the tattooed area.
- Protect your tattoo from sunlight and dust when outdoors by covering it with clothing.
- Refrain from intense workouts for at least 15 days, or if you must exercise, avoid involving the tattooed area.
- Use petroleum jelly to shield your tattoo from water, followed by coconut oil, baby oil, or the tattoo ointment provided by the studio.
- f your tattoo becomes itchy in the initial days, resist the urge to scratch it. During the first 7-15 days, dead or dull skin may begin to peel off naturally; avoid manually
li peeling it, as it will shed on its own
- Afterward, dry skin will continue to flake off within 10 days. Throughout the healing process, your tattoo may appear duller and cloudier, which is a normal part of the process.
Piercing aftercare ?
- Avoid consuming sour foods such as pani puri, pickles, hung curd, lime, etc.
- Ensure your pierced stud doesn't get snagged on clothing or tangled in your hair.
- Clean the stud with cotton soaked in medical spirit.
- Apply a single drop of coconut oil daily.
- You may change the stud after 20 days.